The Strange Case Against Andre Servinien
According to an article in the Louisiana Historical Quarterly, in 1752 during the French period in Louisiana, a young French soldier by the name of Andre Servinien took his own life. An unusual criminal prosecution subsequently took place against Servinien. Not for the crime of murder, but to determine the faith of his memory. It was an extremely strange case indeed. Apparently back in the days of old, if someone was found guilty their memory would be banished forever. Yeah, I know.